User talk:Osckrrtt22

Welcome!
Hello, Osckrrtt22, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Brianda and I work with Wiki Education; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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Citations to blogs & other free sites
Hi. I've reverted your recent changes to Rindr as they primarily consisted of links to a wordpress site. Blogs are generally not reliable sources, and with some exceptions such as blogs by the article subject, should not be used. Please take some time to consider the policies at WP:RS and WP:BLOG. I also removed associated text as it has no citation to support it other than the blog; consider re=adding if you can show reliable secondary sources. Oblivy (talk) 00:49, 21 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I have reverted your recent addition to Rindr as it appears to be original research and was not added in compliance with relevant Wikipedia policies. Specifically:
 * the text was added before the existing lead section
 * the added text cited to DBPedia, which has a copy of material already in this Wikipedia article; DBPedia thus does not add anything new to the article, and does not support any new additions to the article
 * the text DOES appear to be similar to material contained in the blog post which you recently attempted to link, and which was reverted per WP:RS and WP:BLOG
 * Please familiarize yourself with the relevant Wikipedia policies before attempting to edit this article again. If you have questions or comments, or if I've misunderstood something I suggest you raise them here. Oblivy (talk) 04:53, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Second try
I noticed you again added text to Rindr supported by the blog journeytothegoddess.wordpress.com. As per my comment above, every addition of information to Wikipedia (and even some deletions) needs to be supported by a reliable source. This helps keep Wikipedia verifiable and also helps readers find sources of reliable information for their further research. A reliable source is something like a book or article published by a university or publisher, a news or magazine article in a reputable publication, or something of similar independence and reliability. In some cases, though probably not here, it might include a primary source like a government or organization's website.

Blogs are not generally considered reliable sources. Because anyone can publish a blog, they can be filled with anything from speculative information, to falsity and misinformation, or even outright disinformation. Therefore, it should be a rare case a blog is used as a source for a Wikipedia article. If the blog author tells you where the information comes from, you can research that source and cite to it. And if they don't tell you, then how do you know it can be trusted?

I hope this doesn't discourage you from continuing to edit Wikipedia. I'm happy to help you understand the relevant policies, but reading WP:RS, WP:SIRS and WP:BLOG would be a good start. If you haven't already tried it, Google Scholar is a great place to look for reliable sources (though not everything on Google Scholar is free, and not everything is reliable).

If after all that you still think it's appropriate to add information to the article supported by that blog citation, I suggest you start a topic on Talk:Rindr and explain what you are doing and why you are doing it. That way other editors can engage in the discussion. Continuing to add information to an article without trying to seek consensus will bring unwelcome attention to you.Oblivy (talk) 05:25, 25 April 2023 (UTC)